After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 281
At this time, Meng Di has already led the army to Hongkou City. Before attacking Shangqiu, this city must be taken, because this is a gate in front of Shangqiu, and this battle can also deter Shangqiu's defenders. determination.

Normally, there will be some loyal people in the war of destroying the country. Under their leadership, the situation of the war is likely to become unpredictable, so now it is necessary to move forward in a steady and steady manner.

At two o'clock, bed crossbows concentrated on attacking a city gate. It took less than two hours for the city gate to fall. The main reason was that the defenders in the city had never seen such sharp siege equipment.

Moreover, these defenders did not have the courage to fight outside the city, and their strength was insufficient. Under such circumstances, the defenders and the people in the city were panic-stricken. out, wanting to take the opportunity to escape.

But Meng Di sent cavalry to block these people back. Faced with this situation, the people in the city didn't know what was going to happen next, and they were all panicked.

However, Meng Di was besieging and not attacking at this time. After the team formed by those big businessmen rushed over, Meng Di sent people into the city to persuade him to surrender, and he even preached to the people in the city along the way.

As long as they are willing to go to Huaicheng, they can get land and compensation, and the sons of commoners can study for free, and they are more likely to become generals or local officials in the future. As long as the slaves perform well, they can become commoners after three years.

These conditions are naturally not worth mentioning to those nobles, but to the common people in the city, they are indeed very tempting. In a short while, the news spread throughout the entire Hongkou City.

At this time, the defenders in the city were discouraged and chose to surrender directly, and then the group of people who were in charge of comforting them directly entered the city, because many of them were from the original Song Dynasty, and a considerable number of them were slaves .

Under their publicity, the people in the city also began to appear, and many people became excited, and seeing that this group of people were not soldiers, their guards were not so strong, and some people even took the initiative to ask .

After seeing this scene, Emperor Shi was a little puzzled. In his opinion, he could just order directly, so he asked.

"My lord, now that Hongkou has surrendered and ordered them to move, they dare not resist. Why did you spend so much effort and take so long to explain so much to them?"

After he finished speaking, Meng Di showed a serious look on his face, and said earnestly.

"What I want is that these people in the city return to the Han Kingdom. Only in this way is the way of long-term stability. If they are forced to relocate, there will definitely be many accidents on the way, and hatred will be formed because of this."

"If things go on like this, it will cause local turmoil. From this point of view, although it takes some effort now, it will have great benefits in the future. This is different from fighting."

"You must know that people's hearts are like water. If they are forced to do something, although they dare not resist, their grievances will gather. Under such circumstances, they are likely to take risks."

"What's more, what we give them are real benefits. Under such circumstances, if they willingly go to Huaicheng and get what they want, then they will become loyal to Han."

At this time, Yu Rang next to him nodded slowly, and he very much agreed with this statement.

"At the time of the great disaster in the Qi State, many people starved to death in the wilderness, and there were still people who did not know what to eat. There were also loyal and brave men among the common people. If you let them feel resentment, even if you do them good, it will be difficult to make them agree with the Han Dynasty. country."

"My lord's approach is quite benevolent, and it has given these Song people a choice. After we withdraw in the future, these Song people will definitely feel dissatisfied under the governance of Zheng Guoren and Lu Guoren."

"At that time, they will rush to the Han country in large numbers, and many disasters will be eliminated. This is really a good way to kill multiple birds with one stone, and the subordinates admire it very much."

While several people were talking, a military marquis suddenly came in a hurry, and when he got in front of him, he got off his horse and reported.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, an envoy was sent from Shangqiu City, saying that they want to discuss with His Majesty the matter of withdrawing troops. At this moment, the envoy is less than twenty miles away from Hongkou. Please, Your Majesty, make a decision early."

Meng Di nodded slightly to show that he knew, but said with a mocking smile on his face.

"The situation has reached such a point. It's really fantastic that Marquis Song still wants to strike. He just doesn't know who the envoy will be this time? What kind of conditions will he give us?"

At this time, Yu Rang showed a thoughtful strategy on his face, and reminded him very carefully.

"My lord, the city of Shangqiu has a large population. If the Marquis of Song decides to fight to the death, we can still get a lot of warriors. At that time, we may not be able to take Shangqiu easily. If we attack by force, the loss will be too great. I'm afraid the gain will outweigh the loss."

At this time, Emperor Shi was full of confidence, he opened his mouth to smile, and then said indifferently.

"We have a sharp engineering weapon like the bed crossbow. As long as we prevent the people in the city from going out to fight, then as long as it is slowly consumed, Shangqiu may not be able to support it for long, even if they can make up their minds to fight to the death."

"However, as time goes on, the shortage of food is getting bigger and bigger. I'm afraid that if we don't have to fight at that time, someone will come out and surrender, and Song Hou will send envoys to negotiate a peace at this time."

"That means that sending someone away is not determined to fight to the death. You don't need to pay too much attention to such an opponent. I'm afraid that when our soldiers fall under the city of Shangqiu, Song Hou may directly open the city and surrender."

When Mengdi heard this, he shook his head lightly, his eyes showed a thoughtful look, and then said.

"Let's not talk about these things now. Now that Lu's army is speeding up from behind, let's see what Song's envoys will say, and then it depends on the situation. If Shangqiu didn't take the initiative to surrender."

"At that time, we don't want to take the initiative to attack. We wait for Lu's army to arrive and let them rush to the front. After Shangqiu is captured by the Lu people, the Song people will definitely hate the Lu people."

"What's more, there is a gap between the two countries, and they must not be compatible. In the future, Shangqiu will be handed over to the Lu people. When the city is broken, the Lu people can restrain the army, and we can avoid more losses. "

(End of this chapter)